TWI608978B - Chronograph belt for suction feeders - Google Patents

Description

Timing belt for suction feeder

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a packaging machine for supplying contents into a belt-shaped packaging film, and more particularly to a timing belt for a suction feeder for conveying a film formed into a cylindrical shape. .

Conventionally, such a packaging machine is configured to be filled with contents such as confectionery and confectionery while maintaining the state in which the tubular film is inflated and transported. In order to convey in this manner, a pair of timing belts are provided along the conveyance direction of the tubular film, and a suction hole is formed in the timing belt, and the suction hole needs to be subjected to a negative pressure in order to attract the tubular film and expand the tubular film. As a chronograph belt provided with a suction hole, it is known in the prior art that the suction hole is, for example, a flat region that is not provided with a belt tooth formed in a central portion of the chronograph belt.

Patent Document 1: Shikai-Ping 7-38021

In order to provide a suction hole, a flat region is formed in the central portion of the timing belt, and a method of cutting the belt portion of the center portion is generally employed. However, according to such machining, a layer such as rubber or urethane or a core wire is exposed to a flat region. The timing belt is provided with a belt tooth surface that not only engages the drive pulley but also slides a suction chamber for attracting the tubular film. Therefore, in the flat region where the rubber or the like is exposed, in the progress of the timing belt, not only the abrasion powder caused by the friction with the suction chamber may contaminate the packaging machine, but also the sliding resistance becomes large and generates heat, and the driving source is increased. (Motor) load and increase the problem of power consumption.

A timing belt for a suction feeder according to the present invention is characterized in that it includes a conveying surface having a flat shape, and a driving surface opposite to the conveying surface, and a side is formed at a central portion in the width direction of the timing belt. a flat surface extending in the longitudinal direction of the timing belt, on both outer sides of the central portion, along the long direction, belt teeth are formed at each fixed interval; and canvas covers the entire The driving surface, wherein the canvas is stretchable for both the long direction and the wide direction of the timing belt.

Preferably, a core wire is provided in the tooth rubber constituting the driving surface, and an intermediate rubber layer is provided between the canvas and the core wire. Due to this intermediate rubber layer, although the core wire is provided, the flatness of the flat surface can be ensured.

The canvas is for example a woven fabric. The elongation of the chronograph belt of the canvas in the longitudinal direction is, for example, 35% or more, and the elongation in the width direction of the chronograph belt of the canvas is, for example, 10% or more. More preferably, the elongation of the chronograph belt in the longitudinal direction of the canvas is, for example, 80% or more, and the elongation in the width direction of the chronograph belt of the canvas is, for example, 50% or more.

Preferably, the canvas is covered with: a flat surface; the bottom of the tooth is formed between the adjacent two belt teeth; the top of the belt tooth; the tooth side portion is located between the top of the belt tooth and the bottom of the tooth; the end of the tooth, On the flat side of the belt teeth.

On the flat surface, a suction hole is formed at each specific interval along the longitudinal direction, and the suction hole penetrates the transfer surface because the negative pressure acts on the outer surface of the tubular film conveyed by the timing belt.

According to the chronograph belt for a suction feeder of the present invention, when used in a packaging machine for conveying a belt-shaped packaging film, abrasion powder is not generated, sliding resistance is suppressed to an minimum, and heat generation can be prevented. Moreover, not only the load of the drive source can be reduced, but also a stable negative pressure can be generated frequently. Further, since the canvas has elasticity in both the longitudinal direction and the wide direction of the chronograph belt, the adhesion to the tooth rubber of the canvas is improved, and the canvas does not peel off early and the molding is not good.

11‧‧‧Guiding materials

12‧‧‧ funnel

13, 14‧‧‧ Timing belt

15, 16, 17, 18, 81, 82‧‧‧ pulleys

21, 22, 83‧‧‧ attraction chamber

30‧‧‧Drive surface

31, 74‧‧‧ flat surface

32, 75‧‧‧ belt teeth

32a, 75a‧‧‧ top

32b, 32c‧‧‧ teeth side

32d, 75d‧‧‧ teeth end

33‧‧‧Attraction hole

34‧‧‧ teeth bottom

36, 76‧‧‧ canvas

37‧‧‧Transfer surface

38‧‧‧Depression

41, 72‧‧‧ tooth rubber

42, 71‧‧‧ Back rubber

44, 73‧‧‧ glass core wire

45‧‧‧Intermediate rubber layer

50‧‧‧Mold body

51‧‧‧ recess

52‧‧‧Circular circumference

53‧‧‧Rectangular plane

61, 62‧‧‧ large curved parts

End faces 61a, 61b, 62a, 62b, 63a, 63b, 64a, 64b‧‧

63, 64‧‧‧ small curved parts

65, 66‧‧‧Fixed parts

67, 68‧‧‧ bolts

84‧‧‧ attracting mouth

85‧‧‧ film

A‧‧‧ contents

B‧‧‧Bottom

C‧‧‧Upper

D‧‧‧Bag packaging film

F‧‧‧Cylinder membrane

P, Q‧‧‧ arrows

The first drawing shows a schematic configuration diagram of a packaging machine using a timing belt for a suction feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The second figure is a perspective view showing the driving surface of the timing belt.

The third figure is a plan view of the timing belt as seen from the side of the conveying surface.

The fourth picture is a side view of the timing belt.

The fifth figure is a bottom view of the timing belt as seen from the side of the driving surface.

The sixth drawing is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI of the fourth figure.

The seventh figure shows a perspective view of the mold.

The eighth figure is a plan view showing the exploded configuration of the mold body.

The ninth drawing is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a timing belt and a comparative example.

The tenth diagram is a schematic view showing a test machine that performs a dusting and heat generation test.

The eleventh figure shows an outline of a test machine that performs a sliding resistance comparison test.

Fig. 12 is a specification table showing the timing belts of the examples and the comparative examples.

The thirteenth chart shows the experimental results table of the examples and comparative examples.

Hereinafter, a timing belt for a suction feeder according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The first figure shows the schematic structure of a packaging machine using this timing belt. This packaging machine is configured to form a sheet-like film F into a tubular shape, and to supply the contents A such as confectionery candy thereto. The lower end portion B of the film F formed into a cylindrical shape is sealed, and in this state, the content A is supplied into the tubular film F. The upper end portion C of the tubular film to which the content A is supplied is sealed at the lower portion of the packaging machine and cut, and is transported as a bag-shaped packaging film D to the next step.

A cylindrical guide member 11 extending in the vertical direction is disposed at the center of the packaging machine, and a truncated conical funnel 12 that is expanded upward is provided at the upper end of the guide member 11. Endless timing belts 13, 14 are provided on both sides of the guiding member 11. The timing belts 13, 14 have a space through which the film F passes, facing the guiding member 11. The timing belt 13 is hung around the pulleys 15, 16 and the timing belt 14 is hung around the pulleys 17, 18. The pulleys 16, 18 are rotated in the directions of arrows P and Q, respectively. That is, the timing belts 13, 14 are rotated such that the guiding members 11 are laterally directed downward.

A suction chamber 21 is provided between the pulleys 15 and 16, and the suction chamber 21 is in contact with the flat surface of the inner circumferential surface (drive surface) of the chronograph belt 13. Similarly, a suction chamber 22 is provided between the pulleys 17, 18, and the suction chamber 22 is in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the chronograph belt 14. The suction chambers 21, 22 are connected to a source of negative pressure (not shown). At the timing belts 13, 14, a suction hole (not shown) is formed, and the negative pressure generated by the suction chambers 21, 22 acts on the film F via the suction holes.

The film F is in the form of a sheet above the funnel 12, and is deformed into a cylindrical shape covering the outer peripheral surface of the guiding member 11 by a molding machine not shown, and is joined to each other along the edge portion of the guiding member 11 in the axial direction while the lower end is joined. Part B is sealed. In this step, the cylindrical shape of the film F is attracted to the cavity 21, The negative pressure generated by 22 is maintained. The tubular film F is transferred to the lower side by the timing belts 13 and 14. At the same time, the content A supplied through the funnel 12 is accumulated below the tubular film F, and is moved to the lower side than the guiding member 11. Then, at the position of the broken line E, the upper end portion C is sealed while being cut.

The second figure shows the inner circumferential surface of the timing belts 13, 14 (i.e., the driving surface 30). In the center portion in the width direction of the timing belts 13, 14, a flat surface 31 along the longitudinal direction is formed, and on both outer sides of the center portion, belt teeth 32 are formed at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction of the timing belt. A suction hole 33 is provided in the flat surface 31. The suction hole 33 penetrates the conveying surface 37 on the opposite side of the driving surface 30, and is bored at each specific interval along the longitudinal direction. The top 32a of the belt teeth 32 is generally planar, and the tooth bottom 34 formed between adjacent belt teeth 32 is a plane that is larger than the top 32a. The flanks 32b, 32c between the top portion 32a and the tooth bottom portion 34 are inclined. On the other hand, the tooth end portion 32d located on the flat surface 31 side of the belt tooth 32 is perpendicular to the flat surface 31 (refer to the sixth drawing).

The entire drive surface 30 is covered by the canvas 36. That is, the canvas 36 covers the flat surface 31, the tooth bottom portion 34, the top portion 32a of the belt teeth 32, the tooth side portions 32b and 32c, and the tooth end portion 32d on the driving surface 30. In other words, the outer side surface 35 of the timing belts 13, 14 and the cylindrical inner wall surface 33a of the suction hole 33 are not covered by the canvas 36, and the rubber is exposed.

The third drawing is a plan view of the timing belts 13, 14 as seen from the side of the conveying surface 37, the fourth drawing is a side view of the timing belts 13, 14, and the fifth drawing is a bottom view of the timing belts 13, 14 as seen from the driving surface side. . As shown in these figures, the conveying surface 37 has a planar shape, but an elliptical recessed portion 38 is formed around the suction hole 33, and is slightly recessed than the conveying surface 37. The suction hole 33 has a circular shape and is located at the center of the recessed portion 38.

The layer structure of the timing belts 13, 14 will be described with reference to the second and sixth figures. The tooth rubber 41 constituting the driving surface 30 of the timing belts 13, 14 is NBR rubber and has a hardness of, for example, 74 JIS-A. The back rubber 42 constituting the conveying surface 37 is a soft NBR rubber and has a hardness of, for example, 61 JIS-A. However, depending on the application, the timing belt may be formed only from the tooth rubber, and one surface of the tooth rubber may be a driving surface, and the other surface may be a conveying surface. The canvas 36 is a woven fabric or a fabric that is stretchable in both the longitudinal direction and the wide direction of the timing belts 13 and 14. A glass core wire 44 composed of E glass fiber (E-glass) is provided in the tooth rubber 41, and an intermediate rubber layer 45 is provided between the canvas 36 and the glass core wire 44.

In the case where the canvas 36 is a woven fabric, various woven fabrics such as plain weave, twill weave, satin weave, or the like can be used. Regarding the warp and weft constituting the woven fabric, in the case where the warp and the weft are stretched together, any one of the warp and the weft is aligned in the width direction of the chronograph belts 13, 14 and the canvas 36 is placed on the chronograph belt. The drive faces 30 of 13, 14 are arranged in the same direction in the longitudinal direction of the timing belts 13, 14. In the case where either or both of the warp and the weft are not stretchable, any one of the warp and the weft is aligned in the oblique direction with respect to the width direction of the chronograph belts 13, 14, and the canvas 36 is disposed on the chronograph belt 13 The other driving surface 30 of the 14 is aligned with the other in the longitudinal direction of the timing belts 13, 14.

The canvas 36 has different elongations in the width direction and the long direction of the timing belts 13, 14. As a timing belt for a suction feeder, most of them use trapezoidal toothed timing belts such as XL, L, and H. In the width direction of the timing belts 13, 14, the elongation at which the tensile force of 4.0 kgf per inch is applied to the canvas 36 is preferably 10% or more, more preferably 50% or more. On the other hand, in the longitudinal direction of the timing belts 13, 14, the elongation at which the tensile force of 4.0 kgf per inch is applied to the canvas 36 is preferably 35% or more, more preferably 80% or more.

If the tensile force of 4.0 kgf per inch is applied to the canvas 36 in the width direction of the timing belts 13, 14, the elongation is 10% or more, and in the longitudinal direction of the timing belts 13, 14, each When the stretching force of one inch of the stretching force of 4.0 kgf is applied to the canvas 36 at an elongation of 35% or more, the minimum stretchability required for the formation of the belt teeth 32 can be obtained at the time of belt manufacture, and the flat surface 31 is ensured to be flat. Sex.

In the width direction of the timing belts 13, 14, the elongation at which the tensile force of 4.0 kgf per inch is applied to the canvas 36 is 50% or more, and in the longitudinal direction of the timing belts 13, 14, each When the stretching force of one inch of the stretching force of 4.0 kgf is applied to the canvas 36 at an elongation of 80% or more, the sufficient stretchability required for the formation of the belt teeth 32 can be obtained at the time of belt manufacture, and the flatness of the flat surface 31 can be further improved. Sexuality, extending the travel life of the timing belt used in the suction feeder. Moreover, the timing belt having this elongation can also be used as a larger trapezoidal toothed chronograph belt such as XH, XX, and H.

On the other hand, in the case where the elongation of the timing belts 13 and 14 of the canvas 36 in the width direction is less than 10%, the tooth end portion 32d of the belt teeth 32 and the tooth end portion 32d are attached at the time of belt manufacture. A portion of the canvas 36 covered by the near top portion 32a does not sufficiently follow the shape of the mold. Further, in the case where the elongation of the timing belts 13 and 14 of the canvas 36 in the longitudinal direction is less than 35%, the tooth side portions 32b and 32c of the belt teeth 32 and the vicinity of the tooth side portions 32b and 32c are formed during the belt manufacturing. A portion of the canvas 36 covered by the top portion 32a does not sufficiently follow the shape of the mold. This may cause poor formation of the belt teeth 32 or a defect in the tooth rubber 41 oozing out of the surface of the belt teeth 32 through the canvas 36. Further, the canvas 36 covering the flat surface 31 or the tooth bottom portion 34 is stretched in the belt width direction or the long direction at the time of belt manufacture, and the adhesion to the tooth rubber 41 of the canvas 36 is lowered, and the canvas is used when the belt is used. 36 There is an early peeling and the flatness of the flat surface 31 is deteriorated.

As an example of the woven fabric, one of the warp or weft is a woolly processing line of nylon, and the other is a nylon wound around the core of urethane (urethane). Ethyl carbamate elastic thread. As another example, a nylon fluff processing line can be used for both warp and weft. Further, both the warp and the weft may be subjected to crimp processing, Taslan processing, interlace processing, covering processing, or a textured yarn using these combinations. Further, in the case where one of the warp or the weft is a filament woven fabric, the fabric can be stretched in the longitudinal direction and the wide direction of the chronograph belt by oblique cutting. Further, the woven fabric is reinforced by impregnating an RFL treatment liquid, a rubber paste or the like.

In the case where the canvas 36 is knitted, a weft knitted fabric or a warp knitted fabric is used. As the weft-knitted fabric, weft-woven fabrics of various deformed tissues such as plain knitting, rib stitch, interlock stitch, and purl stitch can be used. . On the other hand, as warp-knitted fabrics, warp-knitted fabrics such as tricot, raschel, and milanese can be used. The stretchability of these braids is the same as that of the above-mentioned woven fabric.

The intermediate rubber layer 45 may be formed by crimping and attaching a rubber sheet to the canvas 36, or the rubber layer may be coated and formed on the canvas 36. As another example, a rubber sheet may be wound around the canvas 36. In any case, it is preferable that the thickness of the intermediate rubber layer 45 is 0.2 mm or more. If the structure is such that the core wire is wound around the canvas sheath attached to the mold at the time of belt manufacture, the load on the canvas surface (winding tension) It is absorbed into the intermediate rubber layer, whereby the direct load on the canvas from the core wire can be reduced, and the flatness of the flat surface can be further improved.

The tooth rubber 41, the back rubber 42, and the intermediate rubber layer 45 are used depending on the application, and various rubbers may be used, and the same kind of rubber may be used, or a different type of rubber may be used. As the types of rubber that can be used, there are NBR rubber, NHBR rubber, CR rubber, urethane rubber, fluorine rubber, natural rubber, CSM rubber, EPDM rubber, EPM rubber, SBR rubber, BR rubber, and the like.

The glass core wire 44 is automatically coated by the RFL/rubber paste solution to improve the bonding property to the tooth rubber 41. The glass core wire 44 is located in the vicinity of the tooth bottom 34 and the flat surface 31, and these portions are covered by the canvas 36. Since the suction hole 33 is pierced, the core wire 44 is not present in the portion of the suction hole 33, but the portion of the flat surface 31 between the adjacent suction holes 33 is reinforced by the canvas 36, so that the strength is sufficiently ensured. Further, the core wire 44 is not limited to the E glass fiber, and various glass fibers such as U glass fiber can be used. Further, the core wire 44 may be made of amide fiber or may be made of carbon.

The action of the chronograph belt of this embodiment will be described. In the delivery of the film F, the film F is held in a cylindrical shape by the timing belts 13, 14 and transferred. At this time, the timing belts 13, 14 are transferred by the pulleys 15, 16, 17, 18 being engaged with the belt teeth 32. The flat surface 31 is slidably attached to the suction chambers 21, 22. However, since the entire driving surface 30 is covered by the canvas 36, the flat surface 31 is slidably attached to the suction chambers 21 and 22, and abrasion powder is not generated. Moreover, since the sliding resistance of the flat surface 31 is suppressed by the canvas 36, the load of the drive source of the timing belts 13 and 14 becomes small, and the power consumption is suppressed.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the intermediate rubber layer 45 is provided, irregularities due to the shape of the core wire 44 are not generated on the flat surface 31, and the flatness of the flat surface 31 is ensured. Therefore, the adhesion to the flat surface 31 of the suction chambers 21, 22 is improved, and the negative pressure (suction pressure) generated by the negative pressure source connected to the suction chambers 21, 22 is not reduced, and a stable negative pressure is often generated and transmitted to Film F (first image).

The driving surface 30 covered by the canvas 36 has a complicated shape, and has a flat surface 31 at the center portion along the longitudinal direction of the timing belts 13, 14, and belt teeth 32 are formed at both fixed intervals on both sides. As described above, the canvas 36 has stretchability with respect to both the longitudinal direction and the wide direction of the timing belts 13, 14. Therefore, the canvas 36 is in close contact with all faces of the belt teeth 32, between the corner between the top portion 32a and the tooth side portions 32b, 32c, the corner between the top portion 32a and the tooth end portion 32d, and between the top portion 32a and the tooth bottom portion 34. The corner portion and the corner portion between the tooth side portion 32b and the flat surface 31 are not distorted. That is It is said that the adhesion of the tooth rubber of the canvas is improved, the canvas is not peeled off early, and molding failure is not caused.

Since the back rubber 42 conveys the film F, it is preferable to have a large friction coefficient, and it is preferable to use a material excellent in abrasion resistance. Further, in order to secure the contact area with the film F and obtain a large frictional force, the surface of the back rubber 42 is required to have a low surface roughness. Therefore, the conveying surface 37 is ground as close as possible to the mirror surface in the manufacturing step.

Next, the mold for manufacturing the timing belt will be described with reference to the second, seventh and eighth figures. The mold main body 50 has a tubular shape, and has a plurality of concave portions 51 extending in the axial direction and an annular circumferential surface 52 extending in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface. A rectangular flat portion 53 is formed between the adjacent two recessed portions 51. The recess 51 corresponds to the belt teeth 32, and the rectangular flat portion 53 corresponds to the tooth bottom 34. The annular peripheral surface 52 corresponds to the flat surface 31. The annular peripheral surface 52 and the rectangular flat portion 53 coincide with the cylindrical outer circumferential surface of the mold body 50, but the concave portion 51 is recessed only by the height of the belt teeth 32 from the outer circumferential surface.

In the present embodiment, the mold body 50 can be decomposed into four portions as shown in the eighth embodiment. That is, the mold body 50 is decomposed into a pair of large curved members 61, 62 and a pair of small curved members 63, 64. The both end faces 61a, 61b of the large curved member 61 are in close contact with the end faces 63a, 64a of one of the small curved members 63, 64, and the end faces 62a, 62b of the other large curved member 62 are in close contact with the small curved members 63, 64. The other end faces 63b, 64b. Both end faces 61a, 61b of the large curved member 61 coincide with a plane parallel to the cylindrical axis of the mold body 50. Similarly, the both end faces 62a, 62b of the large curved member 62 also coincide with the plane parallel to the cylindrical axis of the mold body 50. These planes are parallel to each other. That is, the mold body 50 can be decomposed into four portions by two parallel planes extending in the axial direction.

In a state where the large curved members 61, 62 and the small curved members 63, 64 are combined, the upper end portion of the mold body 50 is integrally fixed by the fixing member 65 or the lower end portion by the fixing member 66. The fixing member 65 is an annular member having the same diameter as the mold body 50, and is attached to the upper end portion of the mold body 50 with a bolt 67. Similarly, the fixing member 66 is attached to the lower end portion of the mold body 50 with a bolt 68.

In the manufacturing step of the timing belt, in a state in which the mold main body 50 is assembled by the fixing members 65 and 66, the outer peripheral surface of the mold main body 50 is covered with a canvas formed into a bag shape. In its A rubber sheet (intermediate rubber layer) is wound around it. On this rubber sheet, the core wire is wound into a spiral shape, and the material of the tooth rubber is further wound up. The intermediate canvas is rolled up, and the back rubber material is further rolled up to cover the cylindrical bag rubber. In this state, the mold body 50 is placed in a vulcanization pot to be heated and pressurized. Thereby, after the rubber is vulcanized, the mold body 50 is taken out from the vulcanization pot.

After cooling, the fixing members 65, 66 are removed from the mold body 50. Then, the small curved members 63 and 64 are displaced and removed on the inner peripheral side, and the large curved members 61 and 62 are moved inside, and the tubular belt plate having the formed tooth shape or the like is released from the mold body 50 and taken out. The belt plates are cut at specific intervals to obtain an endless timing belt.

Further, in the examples of the seventh and eighth figures, although the mold body 50 is decomposed into four, the exploded structure of the mold body 50 is not limited thereto. In other words, if the structure of the belt plate is taken out from the mold main body 50, the number of decompositions is free. For example, the large curved member may be two, and the small curved member may be used as one.

Example

As an example and a comparative example, a timing belt for a suction feeder shown below was produced. In the first embodiment, as shown in the ninth (a), a tooth rubber 41 is laminated on the back rubber 42, and a core wire 44 is embedded in the tooth rubber 41. In the tooth rubber 41, a flat surface 31 is formed in the center of the cross section, and belt teeth 32 are formed on both sides. The surface of the tooth rubber 41 is covered by the canvas 36 as a whole. Similarly to the above-described embodiment, the canvas 36 is a special canvas which is stretchable in the longitudinal direction and the wide direction of the timing belt. The details of the various parts of the timing belt of the first embodiment are shown in Table 1 of the twelfth figure.

In the second embodiment, as shown in the ninth (b), an intermediate rubber layer 45 having a thickness of 0.2 mm is provided between the tooth rubber 41 and the canvas 36. The structure after removing the intermediate rubber layer 45 is the same as that of the first embodiment. That is, in the second embodiment, since the intermediate rubber layer 45 is provided, the flatness of the flat surface 31 is high, but in the flat surface 31 of the first embodiment, as shown in the ninth (a) diagram, due to the core wire 44 The presence causes the bump to be seen. Further, the details of the respective portions of the timing belt of the second embodiment are shown in Table 1.

In the comparative example 1, as shown in the ninth (c), the tooth rubber 72 is laminated on the back rubber 71, and the core wire 73 is embedded in the tooth rubber 72. The back rubber 71 and the tooth rubber 72 are formed of castable urethane. In the tooth rubber 72, a flat surface 74 is formed in the center of the cross section, and belt teeth 75 are formed on both sides. No canvas is provided on the surface of the driving surface, and the tooth rubber 72 is formed. Comparative example 1 The details of each part of the belt are shown in Table 1.

In the second comparative example, as shown in the ninth (d), the surface of the belt teeth 75 is covered with the canvas 76, and the flat surface 74 is subjected to tooth surface grinding to expose a part of the tooth rubber 72 and the core wire 73. As shown in Table 1, the back rubber 71 and the tooth rubber 72 are NBR rubber as in the first and second embodiments. The canvas 76 has sufficient stretchability in the longitudinal direction of the chronograph belt, but is generally a general canvas having no stretchability in the width direction.

Comparative Example 3 is substantially the same as the structure of Embodiment 1, but the structure of the canvas 76 different. In other words, in Comparative Example 3, the canvas 76 has a sufficient stretchability in the longitudinal direction of the chronograph belt as in Comparative Example 2, but is a general canvas having almost no stretchability in the width direction. As shown in the ninth (e) diagram, the corner portion of the belt tooth 75 between the top portion 75a and the tooth end portion 75d and the corner portion between the tooth end portion 75d and the flat portion 74 are distorted and become defective in forming. Further, the adhesion of the flat surface 74 to the tooth rubber of the canvas is lowered, and the unevenness due to the core wire 73 is seen.

For these timing belts, dusting, heat test and sliding resistance comparison tests were carried out. Further, these timing belts were attached to a test machine to perform an attraction test, and the negative pressure generated by the suction chamber was measured.

The tenth figure shows a test machine for dusting and heat generation tests. This tester is one in which the suction chamber 83 is disposed between the two pulleys 81, 82. The timing belt of the embodiment or the comparative example is hung on the pulleys 81, 82 so that the suction chamber 83 exerts a negative pressure on the flat surface of the timing belt and rotates the timing belt.

Although the circumference of the timing belt is 762 mm and the width is 38.1 mm, unlike the embodiment, the suction holes 33 are not processed. The tooth shape of the belt teeth is L-shaped with a pitch of 9.525 mm, a tooth height of 1.91 mm, and a number of teeth of 80. The number of teeth of each of the pulleys 81 and 82 was 24, and the number of rotations was 500 rpm. The set value (counting pressure) of the suction pressure of the negative pressure source in the suction chamber 83 is -60 kPa, and the length of the suction chamber 83 (the dimension in the longitudinal direction of the timing belt) is 180 mm. At the center of the surface of the suction chamber 83 on the timing belt side, a suction opening 84 having a width of 13.5 mm is formed corresponding to a width of 15 mm of the flat surface of the timing belt.

The suction port 84 of the suction chamber 83 is brought into contact with the flat surface of the chronograph belt, and the timing belt is sucked by the set suction pressure and the chronograph belt is continuously advanced for one hour, and then the temperature of the suction chamber 83 is measured, and after 48 hours of continuous traveling, observation is performed. The timing of the belt and the dust around the pulley. The results of this test will be described later.

The eleventh figure shows a test machine for the sliding resistance comparison test. The pulleys 81 and 82 and the suction chamber 83 have the same structure as the dusting and heat generation test. However, in the sliding resistance comparison test, a suction hole is bored in the center portion of the flat surface of the timing belt. The suction holes are arranged at a pitch of 19.05 mm along the longitudinal direction of the timing belt, and the diameter of the suction holes is 4 mm. The film 85 is provided on the back side of the timing belt (the conveying surface 37 of the embodiment), and the force that the film 85 is integrated with the timing belt and starts to move is measured. Other test conditions are the same as for the dust and heat test.

Table 2 shown in Fig. 13 shows the results of the dusting, heat test and sliding resistance comparison test, the results of the suction test, and the formability of the timing belt.

Regarding the dusting test systems, both of Examples 1 and 2 did not show abrasion (dusting), and good results were obtained. Further, in the heat test, although the temperature before the test was 26.7 ° C, the temperature after continuous running for one hour in Examples 1 and 2 was 41 ° C, and good results were obtained. On the other hand, regarding the sliding resistance comparison test, the sliding resistance values in Examples 1 and 2 were 1000 g (9.8 N), indicating a relatively small value.

The chronograph belts of Examples 1 and 2 were all excellent in formability of the belt teeth. Example In the chronograph belt of 1, in the manufacturing process, since the load (winding tension) acting on the canvas from the core wire at the time of winding the core wire, there is unevenness on the flat surface at the same pitch as the core wire pitch. On the other hand, in the chronograph belt of the second embodiment, since the intermediate rubber layer is provided, irregularities are present on the flat surface portion. Due to the difference in the presence or absence of this unevenness, it was found that there was a slight difference in attractiveness. In Example 1, the negative pressure generated by the suction chamber was -58 kPa, although a small deviation was found in the measured value, but in Example 2, the suction chamber was produced. The negative pressure was -60 kPa, and no deviation was observed in the measured value, and a very stable and good result was obtained. That is, in the chronograph belt of the second embodiment, the suction pressure of the negative pressure source of the suction chamber is not reduced and is continuously transmitted to the timing belt.

On the other hand, in the chronograph belt of Comparative Example 1, the moldability of the belt teeth was good, and the flatness of the flat surface was also good, and the suction property showed the same results as in Example 2. However, since the urethane having a high friction coefficient of the flat surface is directly slid to the suction port of the suction chamber, heat is generated by frictional heat, and the sliding resistance is increased. That is to say, the temperature after continuous traveling for one hour was 62 ° C, the temperature was very high, and the sliding resistance value was 2550 g (25.0 N). Also, it was found that abrasion (dusting) was not practical.

In the chronograph belt of Comparative Example 2, although the moldability of the belt teeth was good, a part of the core wire was exposed on the flat surface by the grinding process of the tooth surface, and a burr was generated. Therefore, the negative pressure generated by the suction chamber is -58 kPa, which is generally good, but the deviation is large and the stability is lacking. That is to say, although the temperature after one hour of continuous travel is 50 ° C, the sliding resistance value is 1500 g (14.7 N), the value is slightly larger, and abrasion (dusting) is also found, which is not practical.

In the chronograph belt of Comparative Example 3, the belt teeth were distorted, and the formability was poor. Further, the flat surface had a pitch of the same size as the core pitch, and the unevenness was large. Therefore, the negative pressure generated by the suction chamber is -50 kPa, and the deviation is large, lacking stability, and lacking in practicality. Further, the temperature after continuous running for one hour was 41 ° C, and the sliding resistance value was 1000 g (9.8 N), and the temperature and the value thereof were both good, and no abrasion (dusting) was observed.

13, 14‧‧‧ Timing belt

30‧‧‧Drive surface

31‧‧‧flat surface

32‧‧‧ belt teeth

32a‧‧‧ top

32b, 32c‧‧‧ teeth side

32d‧‧‧ tooth end

33‧‧‧Attraction hole

34‧‧‧ teeth bottom

36‧‧‧ Canvas

37‧‧‧Transfer surface

Claims (6)

A timing belt for a suction feeder is an endless timing belt, comprising: a conveying surface having a flat shape; and a driving surface opposite to the conveying surface, in a width direction of the timing belt a central portion is formed with a flat surface extending along the longitudinal direction of the timing belt, and belt teeth are formed at each fixed interval along the longitudinal direction on both outer sides of the central portion; and a canvas covering the entire driving surface The canvas is stretchable to both the longitudinal direction and the wide direction of the timing belt, and the canvas is covered; the flat surface; the bottom of the tooth is formed between adjacent belt teeth; the top of the belt tooth; the tooth The side portion is located between the top portion and the bottom portion of the tooth; the tooth end portion is located on the flat surface side of the belt tooth. The chronograph belt for a suction feeder according to claim 1, wherein a core wire is provided in the tooth rubber constituting the driving surface, and an intermediate rubber layer is provided between the canvas and the core wire. A timing belt for a suction feeder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the canvas is a woven fabric. The chronograph belt for a suction feeder according to the first or second aspect of the invention, wherein the elongation of the canvas in the longitudinal direction is 35% or more, and the elongation in the width direction of the canvas is More than 10%. The chronograph belt for a suction feeder according to the fourth aspect of the invention, wherein the elongation of the canvas in the longitudinal direction is 80% or more, and the elongation in the width direction of the canvas is 50%. the above. A timing belt for a suction feeder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a suction hole is formed in each of the specific intervals along the longitudinal direction on the flat surface, the suction hole penetrates to the foregoing Until the transfer surface.